title: Catecholamines may play an important role in the pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning syndrome.
abstract: The exact pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning, a new variant of transient left ventricular (LV) ballooning, remains unknown. We report two cases of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning associated with catecholamines. These cases suggest that catecholamine-mediated myocardial dysfunction might be a potential mechanism of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Mi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae-Hyeong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yun Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Si Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin-Ok
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: In-Whan
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Seong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines